(2023)

Original discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34657478

Blogging for four years.

177 subscribers.

The most productive thing he could do is STOP blogging.

Reminds me of the Pavlok creator that paid someone from Craigslist to sit next to him and slap him in the face if he got off track or unproductive.

My employees sit behind me to keep me honest.

Productivity = Blog posts

The OP is a noxious miasma of privilege and unhealthy hustle culture: the privilege of paying someone $20/hr to keep you grinding.